After 31 minutes and 59 seconds in Game 2 on Saturday in Denver, starting goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov was pulled from the net after allowing three goals on 14 shots. He was saddled with the loss in the Avalanche's 4-2 win over the Wild, which put Colorado ahead 2-0 in the best-of-seven playoff series.

After allowing five goals in Game 1 and three goals before being pulled in Game 2, Bryzgalov likely will serve as the Wild's backup goalie in Game 3 on Monday.

That's partly because Darcy Kuemper played well after Bryzgalov was pulled, stopping all 14 shots he saw Saturday after entering in the second period.

"I was seeing it well," Kuemper said after Game 2. "I think the team tightened up in front of me when I got in there and helped me out a little. I think we played the second half the way we have to going into our home game. I felt good, and the team made it easy on me."

After posting back-to-back shutouts late in the season, Bryzgalov has surrendered 16 goals in his past four starts. He was pulled in two of those.

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